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Hokkaido is trying to tempt back tourists from overseas in the wake of last month's massive earthquake, targeting vibrant Asian economies including Hong Kong. The hotel industry in Hokkaido is still reeling from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted the southwest of the prefecture on ...
Hokkaido's quake-hit Tomato-Atsuma thermal power plant goes fully operational
The last remaining unit at the plant resumed operations Wednesday, about a month after a deadly earthquake caused a prefecture-wide blackout.
Panel to recommend ways for Hokkaido to avoid another large-scale power failure
A third-party panel investigating the massive blackout that occurred in Hokkaido following last month's powerful earthquake plans to propose an increase to Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s preset quota for forced shutdowns as a measure to prevent a similar large-scale power failure, it was learned ...
Hokkaido industries still struggling following quake-triggered blackout
Key industries in Hokkaido are still struggling with secondary damage from the massive blackout triggered by the powerful earthquake a month ago. The power outage even forced factories far away from the seismic center of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake to suspend operations. Food and beverage factories ...
Japan team wraps up survey on joint projects with Russia on disputed isles
A public-private research team on Japan-Russia joint economic activities on disputed northwestern Pacific islands returned to Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Friday after completing its on-site survey. "We have finished discussing the planned activities in all five areas (prioritized in the bilateral project)," Eiichi Hasegawa, special adviser ...
M5.2 earthquake rocks southern Hokkaido but no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 jolted Hokkaido on Friday morning, the biggest since a deadly quake rocked Japan's northernmost main island about a month ago, the Meteorological Agency said. The 8:58 a.m. quake, which occurred in a southern part of the island ...
Disaster victims call on Japan's new Cabinet for prompt reconstruction measures
Victims of the recent Hokkaido earthquake and torrential rains in western Japan, as well as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, have called on the new Cabinet launched Tuesday to accelerate recovery efforts and for the ministers in charge to visit the affected sites. "I hope ...
With a settlement over the sovereignty of a group of Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido under Russian control —after nearly three-quarters of a century—nowhere in sight, some Japanese visitors to the area said they have almost given up hope of seeing the territories returned. As a ...
Japanese government to cover up to 70% of cost of tourist trips to quake-hit Hokkaido
The central government has decided to provide subsidies covering up to 70 percent of the cost of tours to Hokkaido, where tourism demand has slumped due to a powerful earthquake early this month. The subsidy program for the prefecture is among the measures adopted at ...
Japan's government to increase financial aid to regions hit by recent disasters
The central government decided Friday to increase financial aid to quake-hit areas of Hokkaido and regions reeling from typhoons in order to help with reconstruction work. The government designated damage in Hokkaido and other areas as "extremely severe" and will provide 10 to 20 percent ...
13,000 fled to 768 evacuation centers in Hokkaido after powerful quake
About 13,000 people sought shelter at a total of 768 evacuation centers set up in Hokkaido following the powerful earthquake that hit the island on Sept. 6, according to the Hokkaido Prefectural Government. With the magnitude 6.7 quake triggering a prefecture-wide blackout and paralyzing traffic, ...
Many cat owners in Hokkaido are desperately looking for their missing pets, fearing they have gotten lost after fleeing their homes in the turmoil created by the level 7 earthquake on Sept. 6. The animal management center in Sapporo, the capital, has been contacted about ...
